What are the meanings of the word "محصنات" in the Qur'an?
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The term "muhsanat" (محصنات) in the Quran has three connotations: chaste women, free women, and married women. And Allah’s saying, ﴿فإذا أحصنَّ فإن أتين بفاحشة﴾ (If they commit indecency after they have been muhsanat), means when they get married. This is the most apparent interpretation of the verse, contrary to those who said that what is meant by "ihsan" (إحصان) is Islam.
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